Girls' name · since 1945
Rayanne
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 1,276 babies named Rayanne, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,961 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayanne is the #7961 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,276 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Rayanne recorded 1,276 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #7961 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #6,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,961 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,276 born since 1945
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayanne ranks #6,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,961 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,276 born since 1945, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,961 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1945
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rayanne's 1,276 recorded births place it above 91.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rayanne compares
1,276 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rayanne's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayanne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,276 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayanne's full recorded timeline at 1987, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Rayanne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (351 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Rayanne's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rayanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 87
1950s
87 births
- 1960s 99
1960s
99 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 122
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
351 births
- 2000s
2000s
289 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 351 births (28% of all-time use).
How Rayanne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rayanne's total volume
Rayanne by state
Where Rayanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 104 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
104 of 1,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rayanne's data
- Rayanne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (351 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rayannes (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rayanne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.